Ribe 146492 223886934 2008-07-06T10:07:43Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Geobox Town <!-- *** Name section *** --> | name = Ribe | native_name = | other_name = | other_name1 = | category = Town <!-- *** Image *** --> | image = Ribe.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = One of the main streets of Ribe <!-- *** Symbols *** --> | flag = | flag_size = | symbol = RibeCOA-colour.png | symbol_size = <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | country = [[Denmark]] | state = | region = [[Region Syddanmark]] | district = [[Esbjerg Municipality]] <!-- *** Municipal parts *** --> | part_type = | part_count = | part = | part1 = <!-- *** Geography *** --> | area = | location = | lat_d = 55 | lat_m = 19 | lat_s = 42.15 | lat_NS = N | long_d = 8 | long_m = 45 | long_s = 43.84 | long_EW = E | elevation = <!-- *** Population *** --> | population_as_of = 2006 | population = 8081 | population_note = | population_density = <!-- *** Government *** --> | established_type = | established = | mayor = <!-- *** Various codes *** --> | timezone = | utc_offset = | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | postal_code = 6760 | postal_code_type = | area_code = | area_code_type = | code2_type = | code2 = <!-- *** Free fields *** --> | free_type = | free = | free1_type = | free1 = <!-- *** Map section *** --> | map = La2-demis-denmark.png | map_size = | map_caption = | map_locator = Denmark | map_locator_x = | map_locator_y = <!-- *** Website *** --> | website = http://www.ribe.dk/ }} :''This article is about the town of '''Ribe''' in [[Denmark]]. For other uses, see [[Ribe (disambiguation)]].'' '''Ribe''' (German: ''Ripen'') is the oldest town of [[Denmark]], situated in southwest [[Jutland]]. Until [[1 January]] [[2007]], it was the seat of both the surrounding [[Ribe Municipality|Municipality]], and [[Ribe County|County]]. Ribe is now part of the enlarged [[Esbjerg]] Municipality newly created [[Region Syddanmark]]. ==History of Ribe== :''For the Catholic ecclesiastical history, see [[Roman Catholic bishopric of Ribe]]'' Established in the first decade of the 8th century<ref>''The New Cambridge Medieval History''. Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-36292-X. Page 205</ref> and first attested in a document dating from 854, Ribe is the oldest town in [[Denmark]]. [[Image:Ribe,Denmark,Dom.jpg|left|thumb|120px|Ribe Cathedral]]When [[Ansgar]] the [[Archbishopric of Bremen|Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen]], set out on the "Mission to bring Christianity to the [[Northern Europe|North]]", he made a request in 860 to the King of Denmark, that the first [[Scandinavia]]n [[church]] be built in Ribe. This was not coincidental, since Ribe already at that point, was the most important trade city of Scandinavia. However we can only confirm the presence of a bishop and thus a cathedral in Ribe from the year 948. The town has many well-preserved old buildings, [[Ribe Cathedral]], c. 110 houses are under Heritage Protection. Denmark's oldest [[City hall|town hall]] is found on the town's Von Støckens Plads. The building was erected in 1496, and was purchased by the city for use as a town hall in 1709. ===Selected Dates in the History of Ribe=== * Early 8th century, founding of Ribe. * The [[Treaty of Ribe]] was proclaimed in 1460. * 1580, [[3 September]]: A great fire destroys a large part of the town. 11 streets and 213 houses burn down. * 1634, 11-[[12 October]]: A [[storm tide]] floods the city with waterlevels rising to 6.1&nbsp;meters above average. * 2007, [[1 January]]_ The [[Ribe Municipality|Municipality of Ribe]] ceased to exist as it merged with the municipalities of [[Esbjerg]] and [[Bramming]], now forming a new municipality of Esbjerg. ==Attractions== * Churches ** [http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/stories-from-the-past/ribe-cathedral-the-church-of-our-lady.html Ribe Cathedral] (''Ribe Domkirke'') — [http://www.danhostel-ribe.dk/1000-aars-historie/dronning-dagmar/folkevisen-dronning-dagmar.html the bells of Ribe Cathedral] playing the folk song about Queen Dagmar called "Dronning Dagmar ligger i Ribe syg" ("Queen Dagmar lies in Ribe sick"). ** Saint Catharinæ Church and Monastery. * Museums ** [http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/UK_html/framesgb.html Ribe Viking Museum (''Museet Ribes Vikinger'')] ** [[Ribe Kunstmuseum|Ribe Art Museum]] [http://www.ribe-kunstmuseum.dk/?lang=uk (''Ribe Kunstmuseum'')] ** [http://ribevc.dynamicweb.dk/Default.asp?ID=232 Ribe Viking Centre (''Ribe Vikingecenter'')] ** Denmark's oldest province museum (''Antikvarisk Samling'') * The Night Watchman in Ribe. Every evening from 1st of May until 15th of September you may accompany the night watchman in Ribe on his route through the old town, while he is singing to alert citizens about bedtime approaching. * [http://www.vadehavscentret.dk/GBpages/indexgb.html Wadden Sea Center (''Vadehavscentret'')] * Mandø Mill (''Mandø Mølle'') * The Mandø House (''Mandøhuset'') * [[Mandø|Mandø Island]] [[nature reserve]], about 30 kilometres southwest == Famous People from Ribe == <!-- Try to Keep This List Alphabetical, by lastname --> (Alphabetic by Surname) * Playwright [[Kjeld Abell]]. * [[Hans Adolf Brorson]], Danish [[Pietist]] clergyman and hymn writer. * The [[poet]] [[Anders Christensen Bording]]. * [[Emil Christian Hansen]], the father of Modern Brewing: At the [[Carlsberg]] Laboratories in [[Copenhagen]], he was the first to discover that [[yeast]] was composed of different kinds of [[fungi]] and that the yeast culture could be cultivated. With this discovery, he was able to produce hybrid yeast. This yeast, known as [[Saccharomyces uvarum|Saccharomyces carlsbergensis]], which allowed the brewing of [[lager beer]], is today used in the vast majority of [[beer]] production worldwide. * [[Björn Dunkerbeck]], Windsurfing World Champion. * [[Rued Langgaard]] romantic composer and organist, born 28 July 1893 in Copenhagen - died 10 July 1952 in Ribe. * [[Holger K. Nielsen]] former leader of the [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]], was born 23 April 1950 in Ribe and graduated from [[Ribe Katedralskole]] in 1969. * [[Jacob Riis|Jacob A. Riis]], an American immigrant photographer famous for his book ''[[How the Other Half Lives]]'', a pioneering work of [[photojournalism]]. He was also a longtime friend of [[Theodore Roosevelt]]. * [[Maren Spliid (Splids)]], Maren Splids was burned at a fire at the Gallows Hill near Ribe on November 9th 1641. She was probably the most well known Danish victim for persecutions of witches. * [[Hans Tausen]], protagonist of the [[Denmark|Danish]] [[Reformation]] was the [[Bishop]] of Ribe from 1542-1562. [[Image:Raadhuset i Ribe.jpg|thumb|170px|[[City hall]].]] ===Official Honorary Citizens=== The following citizens have been declared Honorary Citizens of Ribe: (By year) *[[Stiftsfysikus]] [[J.J. Kiær]] (1911) *[[Archivist|Town Archivist]] [[C.N. Termansen]] (1934) *[[Editing|Editor]] [[C. Willemoes]] (1946) *Chairman of the [[Ny Carlsbergfondet]], [[H. E .Nørregård-Nielsen]] (2005) ==Education in Ribe== The town of Ribe, has a long history as a center of education, namely the Gymnasium (''High School'') called ''Ribe Katedralskole'' ([[cathedral school]]) has its roots in the Latin School of Ribe, dating back to at least 1145. Although confirmed to be older, this is the date for the oldest still existing document, that confirms the schools existence. Ribe Katedralskole is more than 850 years old, and is the oldest continuously existing school in [[Scandinavia]]. ===List of Schools=== * Ribe Katedralskole. [http://www.ribekatedralskole.dk http://www.ribekatedralskole.dk] * The State College of Education in Ribe (Teacher Training College) [http://www.ribesem.dk http://www.ribesem.dk], Part of ''The University College of West Jutland'' [http://cvu-vest.dk http://cvu-vest.dk] * Ribe Business College. [http://www.ribehs.dk http://www.ribehs.dk (Danish Only)] * VUC (''Adult Education Center''). [http://www.vuc-ribeamt.dk http://www.vuc-ribeamt.dk] == Demographics == The following table shows the population of Ribe. Data from before the 18th century are estimates, the rest are taken from the official census. {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" | valign="top" | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Population |- | 1500 || align="right" | ~5000 |- | 1591 || align="right" | ~4500 |- | 1641 || align="right" | ~3500 |- | 1672 || align="right" | ~2000 |} | valign="top" | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Population |- | 1769 || align="right" | 1827 |- | 1801 || align="right" | 1994 |- | 1850 || align="right" | 2984 |- | 1901 || align="right" | 4243 |- |} | valign="top" | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Population |- | 1976 || align="right" | 7452 |- | 1981 || align="right" | 7646 |- | 1986 || align="right" | 7709 |- | 1990 || align="right" | 7636 |} | valign="top" | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Population |- | 1996 || align="right" | 8105 |- | 2000 || align="right" | 7984 |- | 2001 || align="right" | 8031 |- | 2002 || align="right" | 8033 |} | valign="top" | {| ! style="background:#efefef;" | Year ! style="background:#efefef;" | Population |- | 2003 || align="right" | 8006 |- | 2004 || align="right" | 7990 |- | 2006 || align="right" | 8081 |} |} ==Industry== [[Dancake]] has a [[factory]] in Ribe. ==Twin cities and towns== [[Image:RibeDnStork.jpg|thumb|right|Ribe Stork]] (alphabetic list) * {{flagicon|France}} [[Balleroy]], [[région in France|région]] [[Basse-Normandie]], [[France]] * {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Ely]], [[Counties of England|county]] of [[Cambridgeshire]], [[United Kingdom]]. * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Güstrow]], [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]]. * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Krems]], [[Bundesland (Austria)|federal state]] of [[Lower Austria]], [[Austria]]. * {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Leikanger]], [[Counties of Norway|county]] of [[Sogn og Fjordane]], [[Norway]]. * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ratzeburg]], [[States of Germany|state]] of [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]. * {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Strängnäs]], [[Counties of Sweden|county]] of [[Södermanland County|Södermanland]], [[Sweden]]. * {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Tainan]] ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 台南市), [[Taiwan Province]], [[Republic of China]] - ("[[Taiwan]]"). == Trivia == {{Trivia|date=June 2007}} * In 1976, a [[Impact crater|crater]] on [[Mars]] was named after the city:<ref> {{cite web | last = NASA | authorlink = NASA | url = http://ic.arc.nasa.gov/projects/bayes-group/Atlas/Mars/features/r/ribe.html | title = Ribe crater map | accessdate = 2008-01-30}}</ref> * One of Denmark's few storks (there are rumored to be only two) lives in Ribe ==References== *{{Catholic|Ancient See of Ribe}} [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16070b.htm] <references/> == External links == * [http://www.visitribe.com Official Tourism website] * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ribe,+Denmark&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=55.327863,8.761897&spn=0.0052,0.014591&t=k&om=1 Satellite Picture by Google Maps] {{Baltic emporia}} [[Category:700s establishments]] [[Category:Settlements established in the 8th century]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Denmark]] [[Category:Viking Age settlements]] [[cs:Ribe]] [[da:Ribe]] [[de:Ribe]] [[et:Ribe]] [[es:Ribe]] [[eo:Ribe]] [[fr:Ribe]] [[gl:Ribe]] [[is:Ribe]] [[it:Ribe]] [[hu:Ribe]] [[nl:Ribe (stad)]] [[no:Ribe]] [[pl:Ribe]] [[pt:Ribe]] [[ro:Ribe]] [[sh:Ribe (Danska)]] [[fi:Ribe]] [[sv:Ribe]]